This. It's a group that espouses the ideals of AA but for friends and loved ones of alcoholics. My 96-year-old grandmother still goes to these meetings. In fact, I just bought her an iPad so I can set up Zoom for her to go virtually. I don't bring this up for the humble-brag, but to note that you or your friend can get help remotely via virtual interface.
Good luck kicking the habit. Good advice from @Buck Turgidson Exercise, change your habits, and try to stay out of situations that make you want to drink. One day at a time and if you fall off the wagon, get back on. don't let one slip send you back to where you were. Everyday is a new opportunity to start over.
@Rocket River , as someone that's been in Al-Anon (not AA) for about 7 years now... I can attest it helps. As a few others have said, it's for friends and family of alcoholics. While your friend might need AA, you likely do not. A lot of the main tenets of Al-Anon are that you won't likely get the alcoholic to stop drinking, but you can take care of yourself and not to sound cheesy but that's the most important thing. They may never stop drinking and then you'll be miserable for a lot longer than you have to be. As for the religious aspect of it, there's not a hardcore religious angle. They preach having a "Higher Power" and that Higher Power could be a ******* tree for all they care, lol. Does not have to be any religious sort of god. So don't let that aspect get you hung up or anything from going to a few meetings. I struggled with that hard core for the first year or so I was in Al-Anon because I'm not about that really. I hope that helps. Feel free to message me if you have any questions on it. There's a ton of meetings these days in Houston and lot of them are Zoom so it's pretty convenient to attend them.
